July sees spam continuing to dominate emails 

July sees spam continuing to dominate emails

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 12 August 2009 11:29 AM
Threat reports for July show that spam continues to be sent at a high level with image spam and phishing still in high figures.
ImageShack hit by hacking group 

ImageShack hit by hacking group

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 14 July 2009 10:22 AM
The image-hosting site ImageShack was compromised over the weekend.
Google sees new spam players on the horizon 

Google sees new spam players on the horizon

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 2 July 2009 3:07 PM
Emergence of hotbeds.
Image spam levels reach 19-month high 

Image spam levels reach 19-month high

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 6 May 2009 10:30 AM
Levels of image spam have reached a 19-month high that is getting harder to detect.
Symantec says spam attachments up, image spam down 

Symantec says spam attachments up, image spam down

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 9 August 2007 9:48 AM
Traditional image spam is again on the decrease, but attachment spam - containing images as part of Microsoft Office files - is on the upswing, according to Symantec's "State ...
MessageLabs: 20 percent of image spam uses PDFs 

MessageLabs: 20 percent of image spam uses PDFs

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 3 August 2007 9:52 AM
One of five image spam emails captured during July contained a scam PDF document, according to research released this week by messaging security vendor MessageLabs.
Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam 

Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 10 July 2007 9:35 AM
Levels of image spam dropped again in June, but researchers also saw increased use of PDF spam.
Image spammers change tactics 

Image spammers change tactics

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 18 June 2007 10:04 AM
Although numerous security vendors have testified to a decrease in image spam in recent months, that hasn't stopped spammers from tweaking their methodologies.
Image spammers use non-registration websites to their advantage 

Image spammers use non-registration websites to their advantage

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 5 June 2007 9:56 AM
Levels of image spam held steady last month at 15 to 20 per cent of all junk mail, but phishing emails were at their highest levels this year, according to just-released ...
The end of image spam 

The end of image spam

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 29 May 2007 2:53 PM
Image spam numbers hit lowest recorded levels in 10 months, according to security experts.
Image spam hooks with hookers 

Image spam hooks with hookers

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 9 May 2007 12:05 PM
Yet more reasons not to open email from unknown sources.
Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors 

Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 8 May 2007 9:48 AM
The most recent monthly spam report from Symantec saw a decrease in image spam — a technique using embedded images to bypass phishing filters — that had been growing in ...
Paris Hilton images form new .ani attack, replace Britney Spears  

Paris Hilton images form new .ani attack, replace Britney Spears

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 13 April 2007 9:31 AM
The same group of hackers who last week promised nude photographs of Britney Spears is now believed to be mass spamming messages that contain a clickable image of porn star ...
Image spam doubles average file size 

Image spam doubles average file size

In Messaging - 27 March 2007 12:01 PM
New bandwidth and storage headaches.
Barracuda chomps on image spam 

Barracuda chomps on image spam

In Messaging - By Clement James, 27 February 2007 9:43 AM
New technology claims to defeat latest spam techniques.
Study: Image spam levels rocket 

Study: Image spam levels rocket

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 24 January 2007 11:18 AM
Image spam levels have soared over the past six months, now accounting for over half of all spam, according to new research.
No slowing growth of image spam in 2006 

No slowing growth of image spam in 2006

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 18 January 2007 9:15 PM
The use of image spam continues to grow, now accounting for as much as two-thirds of all spam, security researchers said this week.
Sun patches flaw vulnerable to malicious image files 

Sun patches flaw vulnerable to malicious image files

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 18 January 2007 7:32 AM
A flaw has been reported in Sun Microsystems Java Runtime Environment that can be exploited by a malicious user to compromise an affected system.
Hackers launch image spam campaign 

Hackers launch image spam campaign

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 20 December 2006 9:23 AM
Computer hackers have launched an image spam campaign that claims to offer cut price versions of Microsoft's Vista, security experts warn.
Marshal: Puzzle-like image spam perplexes filters 

Marshal: Puzzle-like image spam perplexes filters

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 28 November 2006 9:46 AM
Researchers from Marshal today reported a sharp increase in image spam, as well as new techniques used to slip the unwanted emails past filters.
Malicious image spam entices users with soft porn 

Malicious image spam entices users with soft porn

By Ericka Chickowski, 30 August 2006 10:32 PM
Hackers are taking advantage of image spam techniques and lusty minds to spread a new Trojan horse, experts at SophosLabs warned today.
Image spam triples in three months 

Image spam triples in three months

By Ericka Chickowski, 14 August 2006 11:07 PM
Ever-resourceful spammers tripled the amount of image spam sent to users in the last three months, researchers announced today.
Windows image flaw threatens users 

Windows image flaw threatens users

By Frank Washkuch, 29 December 2005 7:48 PM
PC users were warned this week about a vulnerability within Microsoft Windows that can be exploited by viewing a malicious website.
Image of Death exploit alive and spreading  

Image of Death exploit alive and spreading

By Robert Jaques, 27 September 2004 12:29 PM
Security experts have discovered a toolkit designed to exploit the recently disclosed Microsoft Exploit-MS04-028, popularly dubbed the "Image of Death".
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